In 2017, the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) granted a conditional approval for Bt cotton. This approval, which is part of a routine regulated research process in line with national policies and laws, requires that NPTs be done before Bt cotton can be placed on the market. Before commencing with the NPTs, NEMA, one of the eight regulatory bodies working closely with NBA, is expected to receive public comments on the EIA report.

NEMA, on Wednesday 14th March invited members of the public to submit oral or written commentswithin thirty days to the Director General through dgnema@nema.go.ke, quoting NEMA/PR/S/2/18571. For more details about the public notice and where to access hard copies of the EIA report click here.